March 2015 - thegreatadventure2015 decoration

PROJECT UPDATE

<script type="text/javascript">   var _gaq = _gaq || [];   _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-17695208-1']);   _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);    (function() {     var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;     ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';     var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);   })();  </script><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Well y'all it was a photo finish and I am NOT kidding.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">The patron party started at 6:00 on Saturday night and at 4:30 the blue "port o potty" was still in the front yard.  </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Living on the edge......</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Larry the <i>incredible artist</i> was still at work on these reclaimed doors...</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhltpqpsZ8Khlk99jxLrTuwvl1OQTaMhwlMyDLdEpE62k-AU3-rDnVMV9jOQjVw9DESodxc1MRJhIzOUH8QR8vglP09UrprZxjoj_NaZu-KRogALbo-PPhhY6rDammKI9s2MM8UUDgEWg/s1600/IMG_9093.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhltpqpsZ8Khlk99jxLrTuwvl1OQTaMhwlMyDLdEpE62k-AU3-rDnVMV9jOQjVw9DESodxc1MRJhIzOUH8QR8vglP09UrprZxjoj_NaZu-KRogALbo-PPhhY6rDammKI9s2MM8UUDgEWg/s1600/IMG_9093.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Which I might add were installed a few hours before.  Behind this will be a little something called a "coffee Bar".....but not just your ordinary "Mr. Coffee".  <i>No this thing will not only dispense that lovely java but will probably wash and shine your car.....</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Check out the fridge doors.....wood made to look like zinc.....</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmWKKm2gPKtRDwClm1mftvEer4vr_YtZ3ircItvvSWbMPCCcJHts_HR_vbFqvFHQVT1yKQdvu51JczJb2mnJnzevwfKUfhn8uyV-MHNFOWhzuBFk_KSlFlTGlS8gtdEN0OnrwmnxcxIA/s1600/IMG_9103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmWKKm2gPKtRDwClm1mftvEer4vr_YtZ3ircItvvSWbMPCCcJHts_HR_vbFqvFHQVT1yKQdvu51JczJb2mnJnzevwfKUfhn8uyV-MHNFOWhzuBFk_KSlFlTGlS8gtdEN0OnrwmnxcxIA/s1600/IMG_9103.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Larry was <i>"stupid good"</i>.....I mean Michael threatened me if I even hinted at giving out his info:)  He was also my savior a couple of times when I started to have a melt down.....these were stressful times people.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoo3UGyxWOSXNKZ3TFZqt-uLdM7VUAmATclWWXK9-I8SLsQWo59xmBtqmjGRwKqIPUnFdVMG0pkrjvdn8-hpjhxZwgHSRcqxP08VamViZk1nAUfORh_VM6uaoEgO1_T9I7MOhViIsP8A/s1600/IMG_8712.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoo3UGyxWOSXNKZ3TFZqt-uLdM7VUAmATclWWXK9-I8SLsQWo59xmBtqmjGRwKqIPUnFdVMG0pkrjvdn8-hpjhxZwgHSRcqxP08VamViZk1nAUfORh_VM6uaoEgO1_T9I7MOhViIsP8A/s1600/IMG_8712.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">This little beauty by <a href="http://www.arteriorshome.com/shop/lighting" target="_blank"><b><i>Arteriors</i></b></a> got hung.....</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1KnwzJEwWzdITJ_Um7g5tt0OkRLYoGSXVXKiEAFuiagzZkSrYY-26dIrXAhOe23LEVbwodu7B7auPAyF-l5R2KVKgsL5zl_4o1BR9lFX0E77zJM528-6vyUP8ZWxpP92dqbMzRmQbA/s1600/IMG_8716.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1KnwzJEwWzdITJ_Um7g5tt0OkRLYoGSXVXKiEAFuiagzZkSrYY-26dIrXAhOe23LEVbwodu7B7auPAyF-l5R2KVKgsL5zl_4o1BR9lFX0E77zJM528-6vyUP8ZWxpP92dqbMzRmQbA/s1600/IMG_8716.jpg" width="480" /></a></div> <span style="font-size: x-large;">Picked up some beautiful pillows that <a href="https://designsbysudi.com/" target="_blank"><i><b>Sudi</b></i></a> made.</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXNEpysdSWOVKgQYkZXZJUgDrsEcvwvfUWKxxFvoYJPnP2nMgiMBg6luaeG_G9V7rV2ICz2dlGkKaNT1g-GKb00xnZcZpb28A9UgkKDcG7BgUO9rZiZgH9vJZh2PbTvNQ1TXCQCehUXw/s1600/IMG_9121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXNEpysdSWOVKgQYkZXZJUgDrsEcvwvfUWKxxFvoYJPnP2nMgiMBg6luaeG_G9V7rV2ICz2dlGkKaNT1g-GKb00xnZcZpb28A9UgkKDcG7BgUO9rZiZgH9vJZh2PbTvNQ1TXCQCehUXw/s1600/IMG_9121.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UkUePv5sQOQcbPvL9lZugZa3JiMH5H7zib3RaG9m30BmQzFHCKXEyo9wTCQ9qhdYk68yO3S7NwqDjhyphenhyphen2knfCEJVQyAqsmlj1ZnnbDr6P-ecoFljioAD9m2AQgHYqy4H-ZZKY8yc6KQ/s1600/IMG_8746.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UkUePv5sQOQcbPvL9lZugZa3JiMH5H7zib3RaG9m30BmQzFHCKXEyo9wTCQ9qhdYk68yO3S7NwqDjhyphenhyphen2knfCEJVQyAqsmlj1ZnnbDr6P-ecoFljioAD9m2AQgHYqy4H-ZZKY8yc6KQ/s1600/IMG_8746.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <span style="font-size: x-large;">This <a href="http://www.visualcomfortlightinglights.com/" target="_blank"><b><i>Visual Comfort</i></b></a> light fixture was hung in the foyer.</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRMtHXm4kdPcGjfcRkjZi14zXrVbsk89ACZ1xabXw85DCkWVlvc8HVXCrsvKPuWKdceDEW0N-cMVWsnx0kBgQjNOZhYg8Qg5iaj59cLhyg-E9Atp9WXsTzuU4AAjmrFfjg3hiq5rJOnw/s1600/IMG_8915.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRMtHXm4kdPcGjfcRkjZi14zXrVbsk89ACZ1xabXw85DCkWVlvc8HVXCrsvKPuWKdceDEW0N-cMVWsnx0kBgQjNOZhYg8Qg5iaj59cLhyg-E9Atp9WXsTzuU4AAjmrFfjg3hiq5rJOnw/s1600/IMG_8915.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Gorgeous copper gas lanterns all over the place.....</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5RhO9T7Zouz-r-W7br1OBwpJF7ztHXBuFxnPGrQMqSHReiZOIrPPqdJyO6gLSK_EfSqyHh-JUw8cegu0xIKXbMLPznzwf8wmqBa8u1lpS9mVigqqcUFEbU5i3kUIak8JAFLIkOogyQ/s1600/IMG_9072.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5RhO9T7Zouz-r-W7br1OBwpJF7ztHXBuFxnPGrQMqSHReiZOIrPPqdJyO6gLSK_EfSqyHh-JUw8cegu0xIKXbMLPznzwf8wmqBa8u1lpS9mVigqqcUFEbU5i3kUIak8JAFLIkOogyQ/s1600/IMG_9072.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.fschumacher.com/browse/wallcoverings" target="_blank"><b><i>Schumacher</i></b></a> Wallpaper in one of the powder baths....including this great <a href="https://www.zoffany.com/shop/wallpaper" target="_blank"><b><i>Zoffany</i></b></a> paper on the ceiling.</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCklFHvJLqQJRb2D264onaO_6ZgsvaAKUpXA6OEL31t3zkS-pFQubEd1O1vhkh4zcDtJ0_FxR0wDWNChH2za8IvlGn7-FV7GSdlSFTv6Fj31z5-Zi5gLYVNS4EldSQgISVgUL5i5onw/s1600/IMG_9029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCklFHvJLqQJRb2D264onaO_6ZgsvaAKUpXA6OEL31t3zkS-pFQubEd1O1vhkh4zcDtJ0_FxR0wDWNChH2za8IvlGn7-FV7GSdlSFTv6Fj31z5-Zi5gLYVNS4EldSQgISVgUL5i5onw/s1600/IMG_9029.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Love these <a href="http://www.curreycodealers.com/c-152-Chandeliers.aspx" target="_blank"><b><i>Currey and Co.</i></b></a> sconces used in the kitchen.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAbQqD0a33hioQ-y14iGF_YwPQd_8ShNEUpOXMdaj-ETaJlY0feCe6L3a3KcUrndy-3Yj6uzfdyBj2dyS10hgJZVkQ0ABnAeUhOC8wQmkQhGwgOkT_GM8WUSauaorw7tQgIFFHPw_WA/s1600/IMG_9031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAbQqD0a33hioQ-y14iGF_YwPQd_8ShNEUpOXMdaj-ETaJlY0feCe6L3a3KcUrndy-3Yj6uzfdyBj2dyS10hgJZVkQ0ABnAeUhOC8wQmkQhGwgOkT_GM8WUSauaorw7tQgIFFHPw_WA/s1600/IMG_9031.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Come to mama you little gem.....Visual Comfort.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPXg4qwWSBTSP3KfcZKXRJI9pGvl4Mdmc9xeRSn6z1wRWqbF5J8xGHz91N34MQoQRmFi_cMRz2zUcdQ5z-fjExhmz8A8B4NPY2WM9FqFBOfL6cA00rT3EMHHQ6KW90pBEgIx9bKGpyQ/s1600/IMG_9046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPXg4qwWSBTSP3KfcZKXRJI9pGvl4Mdmc9xeRSn6z1wRWqbF5J8xGHz91N34MQoQRmFi_cMRz2zUcdQ5z-fjExhmz8A8B4NPY2WM9FqFBOfL6cA00rT3EMHHQ6KW90pBEgIx9bKGpyQ/s1600/IMG_9046.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">These pretty lights were maybe my favorite.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0LOh1I8b5rZCh0wG7l6oj-aHN5QIZxVRR8jy3mFnnqYr_CuZkfQOyrOakh8_NqvTpF6PUdkyPAeCjvCvSO8QQJ6wRjJvAc1cJwSY587aTD-C_4DV8wNnaess6u8VfXLcpQoKVatG-A/s1600/IMG_7362.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0LOh1I8b5rZCh0wG7l6oj-aHN5QIZxVRR8jy3mFnnqYr_CuZkfQOyrOakh8_NqvTpF6PUdkyPAeCjvCvSO8QQJ6wRjJvAc1cJwSY587aTD-C_4DV8wNnaess6u8VfXLcpQoKVatG-A/s1600/IMG_7362.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Also Visual Comfort.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPC2G3p8M5vqLZ54aENtA52il6US3aFqo6tVgDJ7M-FU9vvmtM45FLPgOwmEGj3uiv7Thzutbikby9Q8gJMGyjook3TslakKfrePO6Gja4RQBrL52w4y-Ri4_zbfExkUuppxWE0mbwEg/s1600/IMG_7314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPC2G3p8M5vqLZ54aENtA52il6US3aFqo6tVgDJ7M-FU9vvmtM45FLPgOwmEGj3uiv7Thzutbikby9Q8gJMGyjook3TslakKfrePO6Gja4RQBrL52w4y-Ri4_zbfExkUuppxWE0mbwEg/s1600/IMG_7314.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Don't they look like flowers?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXaiMnesR_JW1xhuXevfA00UVQWia2GwvLzTlFryn-fy-i7CGuEFBBLE3p9fWB-ezA4EA-vogRpqwSTbWGd-1ktGUF2Dt9Q1Dqsc-k5Aqor11Af7xnkDx0dbl7s0nQFt_GQtyI0pEhCA/s1600/IMG_7351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXaiMnesR_JW1xhuXevfA00UVQWia2GwvLzTlFryn-fy-i7CGuEFBBLE3p9fWB-ezA4EA-vogRpqwSTbWGd-1ktGUF2Dt9Q1Dqsc-k5Aqor11Af7xnkDx0dbl7s0nQFt_GQtyI0pEhCA/s1600/IMG_7351.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Visual Comfort in the bedroom.....</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzbfEQAvmv9YQEXiwZ3a9jZR5AIbLcLPGh1SVUl9xl5dJURNXGd1oUIL_3BC8Uyixe5uVwmQ_z7i18NEvNvS7LbFHjUSHDturPbV9Uu-Ryr_X6XhdaZM7hddOxJ0knIz7pyp44asqISQ/s1600/IMG_7325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzbfEQAvmv9YQEXiwZ3a9jZR5AIbLcLPGh1SVUl9xl5dJURNXGd1oUIL_3BC8Uyixe5uVwmQ_z7i18NEvNvS7LbFHjUSHDturPbV9Uu-Ryr_X6XhdaZM7hddOxJ0knIz7pyp44asqISQ/s1600/IMG_7325.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">VC in the working pantry.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-t7u0TE9PJcrLaWx7BzUJKhbMRcbskBKstGNUGza1g3M54L8CpgdE0ri6mN8cPeZnGiqEJfhlAB4dCgH68t9TfmC37fN2sa6rFdW7V-5n3sbQm51qCCd56FavhGnLTMC-Wp7DLPH0_Q/s1600/IMG_7313.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-t7u0TE9PJcrLaWx7BzUJKhbMRcbskBKstGNUGza1g3M54L8CpgdE0ri6mN8cPeZnGiqEJfhlAB4dCgH68t9TfmC37fN2sa6rFdW7V-5n3sbQm51qCCd56FavhGnLTMC-Wp7DLPH0_Q/s1600/IMG_7313.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Two of these VC monsters over the dining room table for some added "bling".</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIkHLBb3hCimb7dd0z0CXXV8IV2t5f5SrDCN7XQAP2PLoJEuxG-e2Hm0VIaLRikNIC0XGWf0AZy3N4QSQFyyYPdMTdGnB8v6jvfC3Wm1jkHahoVtKUblccJHA6B8Ay881Bq5_FZArSA/s1600/IMG_9168.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIkHLBb3hCimb7dd0z0CXXV8IV2t5f5SrDCN7XQAP2PLoJEuxG-e2Hm0VIaLRikNIC0XGWf0AZy3N4QSQFyyYPdMTdGnB8v6jvfC3Wm1jkHahoVtKUblccJHA6B8Ay881Bq5_FZArSA/s1600/IMG_9168.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">So many details......</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I will post some finished shots soon I promise :)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">It was an incredibly busy week with 12 hour days but I was glad to have something else to focus on besides my loss:(</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I hope your week is going well....It sure felt good to just relax a little yesterday!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Shaboomska</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>

PROJECT UPDATE

Well y'all it was a photo finish and I am NOT kidding. The patron party started at 6:00 on Saturday night and at 4:30 the blue "por...

6:01 AM

ONE ROOM CHALLENGE

<script type="text/javascript">   var _gaq = _gaq || [];   _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-17695208-1']);   _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);    (function() {     var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;     ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';     var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);   })();  </script><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>I don't even know if I can find the words. </i> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">To say <i>thank you</i> sounds so small compared to <i>all you gave</i>.  Beautiful comments....poems....sharing your personal experiences with losing your own pets.....</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">It warmed my heart and helped ease some of the pain.  I've had to push through this week to finish my project...... on one hand thankful for the distraction but yet wanting to just hole up in my bedroom to morn my loss. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>I will be forever grateful to all of you kind souls who took the time help a friend push through.....</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Speaking of pushing through....the One Room Challenge is coming up.  No I am not participating this time around [sometimes things happen for a reason] but I am excited to find out who is!  </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Just to review here are my 5 projects....</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://designindulgence.blogspot.com/2012/08/one-room-challenge.html" target="_blank"># ONE</a></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7T58ed7Yi1X9rYrRDy9FX1FU5svR-RXH_RDl76i0Z0-Wj3idVj0xKjL1qBoruvbZUnq8VpZf-4mQ8zo4TtNCCyvIFLMxfSCOgUdXVaG6YE7tamuc92qKYvJFt2cP7ty_FEMyKBDjOMQ/s1600/IMG_8163.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7T58ed7Yi1X9rYrRDy9FX1FU5svR-RXH_RDl76i0Z0-Wj3idVj0xKjL1qBoruvbZUnq8VpZf-4mQ8zo4TtNCCyvIFLMxfSCOgUdXVaG6YE7tamuc92qKYvJFt2cP7ty_FEMyKBDjOMQ/s1600/IMG_8163.jpg" width="378" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I worked on a clients space which I kinda neglected to inform her until after my first post!  Lucky for me she was a good sport and we pushed through to finish up the room.....not actually on time but hey....it took me a while to actually understand the concept:)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://designindulgence.blogspot.com/2013/03/one-room-challenge-final-reveal.html" target="_blank"><i><b># TWO</b></i></a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaKP6WZC1mAi87Z4LOldhPtI8xq1hKAZTJKi1e52wO9XkyDh9IKFJvUIOUFXIXGcSR8U3zxHtO2ueltwBVadQfZ1lNiSs8dh2YHeQG7z2LdaKEYEBjVwFWUWK7n-YXkDaS2Pmk39z6GQ/s1600/IMG_0336.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaKP6WZC1mAi87Z4LOldhPtI8xq1hKAZTJKi1e52wO9XkyDh9IKFJvUIOUFXIXGcSR8U3zxHtO2ueltwBVadQfZ1lNiSs8dh2YHeQG7z2LdaKEYEBjVwFWUWK7n-YXkDaS2Pmk39z6GQ/s1600/IMG_0336.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I finally completed my guest bedroom and I am happy to report [with the change of a few pillows]....it is still the same!  That in itself is a miracle:)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://designindulgence.blogspot.com/2013/11/one-week-challengefinal-reveal.html" target="_blank"><b><i># THREE</i></b></a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Dgm0Sc1heyW3vZebIyBimZna3K64hwaY6xvLAkfsrNOeK8fkRhwWZmqZvtet4gb-ik3peTyatV_Tc8R93pJEwFAE-o1x6VIUKcuxiX4tC9O9DmbFIbHdEHeQXvx3LGQdqXCp1IU8Bg/s1600/IMG_2499.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Dgm0Sc1heyW3vZebIyBimZna3K64hwaY6xvLAkfsrNOeK8fkRhwWZmqZvtet4gb-ik3peTyatV_Tc8R93pJEwFAE-o1x6VIUKcuxiX4tC9O9DmbFIbHdEHeQXvx3LGQdqXCp1IU8Bg/s1600/IMG_2499.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I designed the "Bunny Hutch".  My sister's family room was stuck in the 90's and we brought that baby up to date!  I was fortunate to be featured in print for that one.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://designindulgence.blogspot.com/2014/05/one-room-challenge-reveal.html" target="_blank"><b><i># FOUR</i></b></a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-4rP32kPxNbwFn7aXtsfti2u0sHQQFJVC1_Rsm03YUbs1CQXy1RHivzCdzSJz360eSLZx27A82FUHIytaarvccPqpz4PXufbazDTReofQrZbYcaCz_n4_yz07NiYHGG6H5ALplk4Dg/s1600/IMG_4822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-4rP32kPxNbwFn7aXtsfti2u0sHQQFJVC1_Rsm03YUbs1CQXy1RHivzCdzSJz360eSLZx27A82FUHIytaarvccPqpz4PXufbazDTReofQrZbYcaCz_n4_yz07NiYHGG6H5ALplk4Dg/s1600/IMG_4822.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">My dining room got the facelift it deserved....having not really changed that much after 15 years!  Yikes....it was time.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://designindulgence.blogspot.com/2014/11/one-room-challenge-reveal.html" target="_blank"><b><i># FIVE</i></b></a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHOyTI-YR8oMzGD3u918AdhZvpNo_aDx62hY-TBEmBnrPO5Yp5Q0JE6wsihgx7J_L24-5ZWSRemdLh81uHw2_3fM9-LPnF91AXubIJXzMA868OOfRzQp2XSboUbb17E4cVoXguME1u6A/s1600/IMG_6755.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHOyTI-YR8oMzGD3u918AdhZvpNo_aDx62hY-TBEmBnrPO5Yp5Q0JE6wsihgx7J_L24-5ZWSRemdLh81uHw2_3fM9-LPnF91AXubIJXzMA868OOfRzQp2XSboUbb17E4cVoXguME1u6A/s1600/IMG_6755.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I went back to the "Hutch"!  I was really ambitious completing her family room, dining area and a portion of her kitchen.  Talk about a challenge....holy cow!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Things I have noticed after going back to review all of these....</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>1.  Where is the color!  I guess I really am a neutral gal at heart!</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>2.   My photography certainly got better.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I am so thankful to <a href="http://www.callingithome.com/2015/03/one-room-challenge-spring-reminder.html" target="_blank"><i><b>Linda</b></i></a> for including me and at times actually pushing me to  join.  I know I will be sad when I start checking in every Wednesday and Thursday [the linking participates] to see the progress.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I will have lots to share next week about my recent project....we have about 55 hours to finish if we don't sleep at all......</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqg9b97lj_3SRYYM1VSpG3cJ-Sg6_KcmzmpoJkLkSiuxG08prlVCe2ARXvW9D_h-akCMxrDVjDZI__-n9nV3oW80k3Ggzsj8Ve-iLSuvTeRj0liMFH7ln8j9K1Z58DVDiRO2zDt8L6Qg/s1600/IMG_9033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqg9b97lj_3SRYYM1VSpG3cJ-Sg6_KcmzmpoJkLkSiuxG08prlVCe2ARXvW9D_h-akCMxrDVjDZI__-n9nV3oW80k3Ggzsj8Ve-iLSuvTeRj0liMFH7ln8j9K1Z58DVDiRO2zDt8L6Qg/s1600/IMG_9033.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Excited to see this beauty get hung today....</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>If I could hug everyone of you I would.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Shagrateful</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4dst7z_X3PnwsxNDfQ7KIaj76F-1Ne1SLYetz6jTPhJTV64WK18V_7blpgkqJ66RvHSaIhacEc_r8TYpFHO9aBZqFpdaI6KzOe-3WDcpn30xL9dnhfSDtYx4KPWSpv9SW4QAlwEj6Kw/s1600/CBDA8CBD19B1D53AF0EF449FFA33BA8E.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4dst7z_X3PnwsxNDfQ7KIaj76F-1Ne1SLYetz6jTPhJTV64WK18V_7blpgkqJ66RvHSaIhacEc_r8TYpFHO9aBZqFpdaI6KzOe-3WDcpn30xL9dnhfSDtYx4KPWSpv9SW4QAlwEj6Kw/s1600/CBDA8CBD19B1D53AF0EF449FFA33BA8E.png" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div>

ONE ROOM CHALLENGE

ONE ROOM CHALLENGE

I don't even know if I can find the words. To say thank you sounds so small compared to all you gave . Beautiful comments....poems.....

5:11 AM

HEARTBROKEN

<script type="text/javascript">   var _gaq = _gaq || [];   _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-17695208-1']);   _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);    (function() {     var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;     ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';     var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);   })();  </script><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">It was a bad weekend for Sherika.  I had to put my second Old English down. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5vmgmD_W3q8QpoiGMBa_5goUJb6TOc0XmjyeafSyTSZJekBQ-AGRCjFoL-9tKz9UfZp4nEV9cAjCwuOcYa6gZ0KCf67AZgYc6R-TEM03IHiPidDdk8pXb614FqMF-yK7zlYaDeXxew/s1600/IMG_7774.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5vmgmD_W3q8QpoiGMBa_5goUJb6TOc0XmjyeafSyTSZJekBQ-AGRCjFoL-9tKz9UfZp4nEV9cAjCwuOcYa6gZ0KCf67AZgYc6R-TEM03IHiPidDdk8pXb614FqMF-yK7zlYaDeXxew/s1600/IMG_7774.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">God....it was the last thing I thought I would be doing last Monday.  Don't bad things always happen when you think life is just a little too good?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>I feel a sadness that is almost unbearable. </i> She was the best dog ever. She didn't bark, never had an accident in the house....just the biggest lover girl ever with huge brown eyes that pierced your soul.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYLndgUuqtVc93Ws8D6iqVy2FpRttOTT42e-UE_KHT82B1hIYNopPyy7qnfH9dfqC07Xxn6TcVzY8ATiieVKNtModScVx9Cw5YFmLbfa7tSdtev9xmcdc9WfTNY9yefbWwacNUFmPvg/s1600/IMG_3823.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYLndgUuqtVc93Ws8D6iqVy2FpRttOTT42e-UE_KHT82B1hIYNopPyy7qnfH9dfqC07Xxn6TcVzY8ATiieVKNtModScVx9Cw5YFmLbfa7tSdtev9xmcdc9WfTNY9yefbWwacNUFmPvg/s1600/IMG_3823.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I rescued them together even though they weren't related.  2 different people up in Rome, Georgia bought them to breed but she would have nothing to do with that:)  My sister [the bunny] and I drove up from Atlanta to get them and it changed my life.  They were 2 years old.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGvqvtbXvDK7g90XgUFKRzxzobSXR-JOMQZ8OcAQ7bJdjn7aQDy-uzJ8g4BanOHjJOtEcn7dAWvX7tRkef77JYOj5N-cpOY38KnJtAiHCj_USOFCSBU5apvXhLT3oQBisaBCQ0EhuSg/s1600/IMG_9485.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGvqvtbXvDK7g90XgUFKRzxzobSXR-JOMQZ8OcAQ7bJdjn7aQDy-uzJ8g4BanOHjJOtEcn7dAWvX7tRkef77JYOj5N-cpOY38KnJtAiHCj_USOFCSBU5apvXhLT3oQBisaBCQ0EhuSg/s1600/IMG_9485.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">To say they were wild animals was an understatement.  My first hint should have been when they asked <i>"do you have cages?"</i>.  I looked at them all wide eyed and excited and said <i>"gosh no"</i>....I'm just going to put them in my car.   I then asked if they were house trained and they said....<i>"well I don't think so cause they have never been in the house".  </i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Oh.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">That was an experience.  What they neglected to tell me was that she was in heat.  Holy crap.  I mean we are driving down the highway and he is trying to get to her and she jumps in the front seat....in my lap and he is going crazy....he took a big poop and was stomping all in it.  We had the windows down and were gaging for the 75 mile home.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hgF3p1FrM3xwALmJoTG1WK1CUriw6nz61uo6vnIB15rOK-1SJ_WaCCOMWOK6rKGRq6-0pprRjupv7Swp0FkwW9HtnJ0xT0NT-HLUSRepKcOIqZzMXsIysgbue8NvCbL_jlh58kjQkg/s1600/IMG_3566.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hgF3p1FrM3xwALmJoTG1WK1CUriw6nz61uo6vnIB15rOK-1SJ_WaCCOMWOK6rKGRq6-0pprRjupv7Swp0FkwW9HtnJ0xT0NT-HLUSRepKcOIqZzMXsIysgbue8NvCbL_jlh58kjQkg/s1600/IMG_3566.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Whew....maybe I bit off more than can chew.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Long story short.....I bought 2 huge cages....put my LR furniture in storage.....spent 5,000.00 on medical bills for mange, ear infections, eye infections, getting them both fixed.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I hired trainers....and finally sent them both to boarding school.  It was a huge undertaking.  To say my husband was not happy was an understatement.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXAx6Uibk-ATgNblX7yP3kmdwh6uQxOtzOT1utAdQHjZ4oJLaLxJzJ205lPWKNhw41pHx3V6oaq35NceqCRYaRarnD3pi41RaG2rFJ-lHzRL27Q7LDI_O4YdO842x2D-SP_fRy1RpK-A/s1600/IMG_3841.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXAx6Uibk-ATgNblX7yP3kmdwh6uQxOtzOT1utAdQHjZ4oJLaLxJzJ205lPWKNhw41pHx3V6oaq35NceqCRYaRarnD3pi41RaG2rFJ-lHzRL27Q7LDI_O4YdO842x2D-SP_fRy1RpK-A/s1600/IMG_3841.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">But after a year and a half I put up the cages and they became part of the family.  I loved those rascals so so much.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">They both had a lot of medical problems.  About the cost of a new car.  Which is why my car is over 10 years old.....but the love they gave was worth every cent.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wps5R0NTXOIkbzcQOexjs5utTpHgaVjvUcuG8p4V-yP9mgLRzyO9tFoJySy_s7iGik-SZX4yBPfsY1mq70DqMUTAPUIby7tDQGuf3Qm7JkMjWnjQhiIxpjM8e87rF58nC8JQHWjuIg/s1600/IMG_1507.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wps5R0NTXOIkbzcQOexjs5utTpHgaVjvUcuG8p4V-yP9mgLRzyO9tFoJySy_s7iGik-SZX4yBPfsY1mq70DqMUTAPUIby7tDQGuf3Qm7JkMjWnjQhiIxpjM8e87rF58nC8JQHWjuIg/s1600/IMG_1507.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">She loved to be outdoors.....</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblSUP5YnyAOeCuK1AYVB528MT1BNnyHAXzCI7esm0MByCGTmiPY7YZTM-qZ00vNHHp59tWYk4x_iu0vAe6T2Oeq3quSBesRajyYcWtsCXS-fz5PEPp35saHk2eYGRyNtsbT4RRpQEmQ/s1600/IMG_2176.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblSUP5YnyAOeCuK1AYVB528MT1BNnyHAXzCI7esm0MByCGTmiPY7YZTM-qZ00vNHHp59tWYk4x_iu0vAe6T2Oeq3quSBesRajyYcWtsCXS-fz5PEPp35saHk2eYGRyNtsbT4RRpQEmQ/s1600/IMG_2176.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">On Tuesday I took Patches in for her summer shave.  When we picked her up they alerted us to a growth on her rear.  It was about the size of a tennis ball.....we couldn't see because her hair was so long....</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ_Q6IOiBMnlq__ltbMhWXO0MS5HcmjBhfeMyKzpoN2tfpZsMjCXGpRTYFkNfWJQu53gucBe926GC0MvS_kLj_o28ZlhyphenhyphenYNMOe281Nr3MIQ8zEWtKiUpybpCWyzqOw3CmDx5W0pW77ng/s1600/IMG_0105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ_Q6IOiBMnlq__ltbMhWXO0MS5HcmjBhfeMyKzpoN2tfpZsMjCXGpRTYFkNfWJQu53gucBe926GC0MvS_kLj_o28ZlhyphenhyphenYNMOe281Nr3MIQ8zEWtKiUpybpCWyzqOw3CmDx5W0pW77ng/s1600/IMG_0105.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">After a trip to the vet the news was not good.  Anal Carcinoma.  Fast growing.  That tumor had probably grown to that size in less than 2 months.  Even if it has not spread....no cure and if we have it removed it will just come back that fast.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I felt like someone punched me in the stomach.  Another opinion.....yes....that is what we will do.  I called and made an appointment with the oncologist for Monday [today].</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1bhfzbpcangmI186NahPSJwEGE2BBrHb-KMYuttXM9ORNPSJL1Q7taw9MaB0UJRCwu0KdGSONBuqECjyyDDP2v3I3rZC5mCr5e2M9dccDAi4tt2TBs8opAZKj5F41xuup54h4GAvgw/s1600/IMG_0724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1bhfzbpcangmI186NahPSJwEGE2BBrHb-KMYuttXM9ORNPSJL1Q7taw9MaB0UJRCwu0KdGSONBuqECjyyDDP2v3I3rZC5mCr5e2M9dccDAi4tt2TBs8opAZKj5F41xuup54h4GAvgw/s1600/IMG_0724.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Honestly she did not seem sick at all....so that gave me a glimmer of hope.  Even Friday everything was OK....but y'all the tumor doubled in size in 2 days.  That brings us to Sat morning.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I noticed she did not seem like herself before I went to teach my class at the gym.  I had that dreaded feeling the whole class.  <i>In my heart I knew.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UZsPJCTW9UZzn-8iFvLW4jETr41nLKoENB1NrPoBBm6M5c7RBFQz_lA6qx2M8jQG2y9BTGochXi185mSktt9K8hpkjAfaWPR5UjXwnd1nrlOZd6_ajxm4jkhefprR0hyphenhyphen8GPuz-q3sA/s1600/IMG_1149.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UZsPJCTW9UZzn-8iFvLW4jETr41nLKoENB1NrPoBBm6M5c7RBFQz_lA6qx2M8jQG2y9BTGochXi185mSktt9K8hpkjAfaWPR5UjXwnd1nrlOZd6_ajxm4jkhefprR0hyphenhyphen8GPuz-q3sA/s1600/IMG_1149.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">When I got home at 10:00 I could tell she was in pain.  This tumor was preventing her from going to the bathroom.  She kept looking at me with those beautiful eyes and I knew it was time.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ceU1Ot_KYyQh3B97mbEw75PyTBt37h8nfXrhufcgNZHfcxegV92YJRRVsdogDWRYUDLHjhzXYnRAXIXBuTh2WpC5UgM_3WDhHJHrh4Cod-Qyik_G0ap6ntzt3BzvEBeZ3nn2u9LW4Q/s1600/IMG_1739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ceU1Ot_KYyQh3B97mbEw75PyTBt37h8nfXrhufcgNZHfcxegV92YJRRVsdogDWRYUDLHjhzXYnRAXIXBuTh2WpC5UgM_3WDhHJHrh4Cod-Qyik_G0ap6ntzt3BzvEBeZ3nn2u9LW4Q/s1600/IMG_1739.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">She loved the beach....</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BXQRgK_1fsfi3cLdaQtM15NC_hpzvg9wDKZXivgV_lxcHd6lX9B4tpwwAvvajvgNSG7b7Ipk5lOHAztIMpwLxD2ri8RZZArhqn8khm_LmdXoDV5XA-30u7ywX10D4pkPVjndox6adg/s1600/IMG_5755.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BXQRgK_1fsfi3cLdaQtM15NC_hpzvg9wDKZXivgV_lxcHd6lX9B4tpwwAvvajvgNSG7b7Ipk5lOHAztIMpwLxD2ri8RZZArhqn8khm_LmdXoDV5XA-30u7ywX10D4pkPVjndox6adg/s1600/IMG_5755.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7QkEZzsrr6dt195fJ_55-w44TXYSbTltFNsC9UaYB3p9P04biG71DlqHdsMecGaQnvLO3X44CByw4wR8RutcWlmVNMlDdLhxoYDmwJVNukJ5aSApBrmUpXJSBDP4LPGK_G4s9R49OA/s1600/IMG_5510.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7QkEZzsrr6dt195fJ_55-w44TXYSbTltFNsC9UaYB3p9P04biG71DlqHdsMecGaQnvLO3X44CByw4wR8RutcWlmVNMlDdLhxoYDmwJVNukJ5aSApBrmUpXJSBDP4LPGK_G4s9R49OA/s1600/IMG_5510.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Halloween was her favorite holiday.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxCv8Z6m-6h6RnRA-dSNzTF-3aujifIVQUftM-P9MaeLdudY-NZzwc9MzbLWRZIs8Tc8_sgp6n7NOoDwUoNP5p57VfASOFDhMuyBqCItgvEIDT6ZQd6XiX-d0qW14zud71Y3GD7qcEw/s1600/IMG_6747.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxCv8Z6m-6h6RnRA-dSNzTF-3aujifIVQUftM-P9MaeLdudY-NZzwc9MzbLWRZIs8Tc8_sgp6n7NOoDwUoNP5p57VfASOFDhMuyBqCItgvEIDT6ZQd6XiX-d0qW14zud71Y3GD7qcEw/s1600/IMG_6747.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">When she was in a good mood she would flip over on her back:)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNNj7yUN0-nxc1YiLBbyu3_IbwtzH-Ch3ULgGOElOxWrzJcICHhTq20cmTE2evW0SMxL-ipc9N1Xwkpy1J28RDRSVbQWFXTx3KZ4Nr9gpnZarR1G_RYBJIVqtIcIt7gSsEkyVKP6TSBA/s1600/IMG_9201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNNj7yUN0-nxc1YiLBbyu3_IbwtzH-Ch3ULgGOElOxWrzJcICHhTq20cmTE2evW0SMxL-ipc9N1Xwkpy1J28RDRSVbQWFXTx3KZ4Nr9gpnZarR1G_RYBJIVqtIcIt7gSsEkyVKP6TSBA/s1600/IMG_9201.JPG" width="488" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">When I had to put Zipper down at least I had her to come home to.  I am glad that she got to be the <i>"queen"</i> for the last year and a half.  </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8TC04YyTSEl5xrLaBlmG37sgJdC44MWtA-i3gdTevQPC4LUKuuv6O3QtSU2cP3QvzgFAJ7XRS1ShZkR8Z8lWzQE-ICUuR5Z6xmVl8Le1fM_sQNHIBxEA3KqXKOAF8BW5VUO_STbEcNQ/s1600/IMG_0826.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8TC04YyTSEl5xrLaBlmG37sgJdC44MWtA-i3gdTevQPC4LUKuuv6O3QtSU2cP3QvzgFAJ7XRS1ShZkR8Z8lWzQE-ICUuR5Z6xmVl8Le1fM_sQNHIBxEA3KqXKOAF8BW5VUO_STbEcNQ/s1600/IMG_0826.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Good by my sweet sweet Patches girl.....you gave me so much love I will never forget you.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thanks for listening y'all......I think this one was more for me......</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8R-cnQxOwVVTnGnFowYF8HW3IxUmZaz2pSshkmdWkDq33LU9O04R8e_z8cmkpw9fEGr75JCqG38eAU1hHW5sK-zxf0pVAoWn6WpeXzQFUfzUXSRhRoGo3FnsV_tHgm8JyvQXxvRBstg/s1600/CBDA8CBD19B1D53AF0EF449FFA33BA8E.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8R-cnQxOwVVTnGnFowYF8HW3IxUmZaz2pSshkmdWkDq33LU9O04R8e_z8cmkpw9fEGr75JCqG38eAU1hHW5sK-zxf0pVAoWn6WpeXzQFUfzUXSRhRoGo3FnsV_tHgm8JyvQXxvRBstg/s1600/CBDA8CBD19B1D53AF0EF449FFA33BA8E.png" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>

HEARTBROKEN

It was a bad weekend for Sherika. I had to put my second Old English down. God....it was the last thing I thought I would be doing last ...

5:32 AM

DRAPERY HARDWARE

<script type="text/javascript">   var _gaq = _gaq || [];   _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-17695208-1']);   _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);    (function() {     var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;     ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';     var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);   })();  </script><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Well it's certainly been a week.  Things are progressing along at <i>#projectgetitdone</i>.  This time next week I'm sure I will be going on adrenaline and coffee.....</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Just a sidebar here but a strange thing happened to me yesterday.  I got dressed to go workout which seems simple enough right?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">After doing 20 minutes on the treadmill and rower I was directed into the weight room for the next block.  Started doing pushups and felt a stinging on one of my toes.....to the point where I turned over at lightening speed and <i>ripped off my shoe</i>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Staring at disbelieve it was a bee.  <i>A bee!</i>  <i>WTH?</i>  Of course it had already stung me but I am so confused because I had that shoe on for at least 30 minutes.  </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>What was he waiting for?</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Is that not crazy?  I put that shoe back on and finished my WO.  </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Tough girl.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Usually when I do curtains I pretty much stick to an iron rod with a very simple finial.  If I have a lot of windows in a room I might switch to a french rod....sometimes called a return rod.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYTkdSwqcZ7DHkdmicNCDUrvu37tg4BycS5B6SYhZTb2Qza5k4LZS6pXd9kK6mLmyLYYs35kqRDl4J4SgIrIFJpxw7qcucwdu6kiectEuw47shYvxnmz-C6b2g61-47ZJsSL9SuCDHw/s1600/french_pole_htm.jpg.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYTkdSwqcZ7DHkdmicNCDUrvu37tg4BycS5B6SYhZTb2Qza5k4LZS6pXd9kK6mLmyLYYs35kqRDl4J4SgIrIFJpxw7qcucwdu6kiectEuw47shYvxnmz-C6b2g61-47ZJsSL9SuCDHw/s1600/french_pole_htm.jpg.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajr2kRIydz6F_0A-dAyguqZ4WzZ0eEGnEOoeRG1jyiMWCcI4ZDuFx-7_LXbV55DymcraRW3kmp5QAQh9a58EJS37P9tkdzYKH32Tw5fckq3N5MjeDb227EuJdxGUVT1t27m5k6P11BQ/s1600/One+Inch+French+Pole.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajr2kRIydz6F_0A-dAyguqZ4WzZ0eEGnEOoeRG1jyiMWCcI4ZDuFx-7_LXbV55DymcraRW3kmp5QAQh9a58EJS37P9tkdzYKH32Tw5fckq3N5MjeDb227EuJdxGUVT1t27m5k6P11BQ/s1600/One+Inch+French+Pole.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">The reason being it gives you a clean look instead of just focusing on a lot of finials.....</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">The other day I was sitting in <a href="http://www.kravet.com/products/furnishings/draperyhardware/" target="_blank"><b><i>Kravet</i></b></a> waiting for some fabric samples and just happened to glance at their hardware boards.  Seriously it was like I saw it for the first time in my life.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>And I am in there ALL the time.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">An ah ha moment as Oprah would say.....I got up and walked over like it might disappear before my eyes.  My mind just started crackling and popping like a firecracker.  Let these beauties be in stock....please.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>What.....always "in stock"?  No way.  Yes.....way.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Feast....</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">This is the collection that caught my eye first!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_VEZlnuGB9TTJmduoxagz0eZcJdwcb0I9hgu9SY46DRh71bFkJU8LKII5N-qhyyBqRz_51Kf4DocJaPEbdobhUzKEzgNDVWqHugMQLnlVbh6YF1IA4Ux2xwsT7R9ySgq42U2mckYJQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-03-20+at+6.57.26+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_VEZlnuGB9TTJmduoxagz0eZcJdwcb0I9hgu9SY46DRh71bFkJU8LKII5N-qhyyBqRz_51Kf4DocJaPEbdobhUzKEzgNDVWqHugMQLnlVbh6YF1IA4Ux2xwsT7R9ySgq42U2mckYJQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-03-20+at+6.57.26+AM.jpg" width="542" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGNQvd-H2EroX_6y0PGizpBr5sVIDf1hXT2DQTkjCC6itRg6YkFpx5MSlUB24RTFD4Cb_9wPdiEY2X1YiNb-Jw6Vz2zYNM_1rNcGqcNpelrDseWbdKW-EXLV6Eh7oCPzIGvYSMbBsXQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-03-20+at+6.57.43+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGNQvd-H2EroX_6y0PGizpBr5sVIDf1hXT2DQTkjCC6itRg6YkFpx5MSlUB24RTFD4Cb_9wPdiEY2X1YiNb-Jw6Vz2zYNM_1rNcGqcNpelrDseWbdKW-EXLV6Eh7oCPzIGvYSMbBsXQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-03-20+at+6.57.43+AM.jpg" width="546" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">The bottom right rod was perfect for the family room of my project...</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNE75NjE-dVbTUzKAZFTlHXQV-zDQgW4jevXiwh_FrQCszsAc-ouoSjHgv0GHXtO5t1BePGC8CWxHeNGa33nzvLClmXGhmAAtuti4FGkSnXOV8HGFCNspxTEY9FvDLFw6dVi6tPksIyA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-03-20+at+6.56.57+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNE75NjE-dVbTUzKAZFTlHXQV-zDQgW4jevXiwh_FrQCszsAc-ouoSjHgv0GHXtO5t1BePGC8CWxHeNGa33nzvLClmXGhmAAtuti4FGkSnXOV8HGFCNspxTEY9FvDLFw6dVi6tPksIyA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-03-20+at+6.56.57+AM.jpg" width="546" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzo68LwakbT97vaGyqMw9QaZzUh85RoTCl4QzF2JwCbzvPvljrWoXiR5lv2Oz9aQjtBsXh9b21io7BY3tJjcc8g_hGPSYEtZDXeIpeuTmA4xP5J8ayxkTEf2idONwFWSh0vkrg1PrBQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-03-20+at+6.55.01+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzo68LwakbT97vaGyqMw9QaZzUh85RoTCl4QzF2JwCbzvPvljrWoXiR5lv2Oz9aQjtBsXh9b21io7BY3tJjcc8g_hGPSYEtZDXeIpeuTmA4xP5J8ayxkTEf2idONwFWSh0vkrg1PrBQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-03-20+at+6.55.01+AM.jpg" width="562" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCHP-mZS8OuKcZSptrwivnX1T6ZcJ-5uoVty1syVB6rfMmq76OcOmqYdgpcIPPoucN-U1vzwmQ39dFt7M_aVboqg0GBWsjTtSU78wEBBQvR0-bRiSwMwqkjhIs-At6P-Pj7zQ0bfHm0A/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-03-20+at+6.57.36+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCHP-mZS8OuKcZSptrwivnX1T6ZcJ-5uoVty1syVB6rfMmq76OcOmqYdgpcIPPoucN-U1vzwmQ39dFt7M_aVboqg0GBWsjTtSU78wEBBQvR0-bRiSwMwqkjhIs-At6P-Pj7zQ0bfHm0A/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-03-20+at+6.57.36+AM.jpg" width="544" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Let me just say again....all in stock.  The company that I order my return rods from are usually 3-4 week lead time.....:(</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7SI-LhGB7hwj9-yrDx0moihPuII2VhNwKkjnwzzGokPIgy0r5nNXuhUsz5iF1j_wwq21aYvNJk5bYaxNYzx8q72hqO55jSaYZWA8aiAMdB8_F08U0IiYkIfLsnsTbPWz_n7MOEZkVw/s1600/IMG_8618.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7SI-LhGB7hwj9-yrDx0moihPuII2VhNwKkjnwzzGokPIgy0r5nNXuhUsz5iF1j_wwq21aYvNJk5bYaxNYzx8q72hqO55jSaYZWA8aiAMdB8_F08U0IiYkIfLsnsTbPWz_n7MOEZkVw/s1600/IMG_8618.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">They arrived and I love so hard....</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9LBnapmPLFc5odM2VI8y4hkISIeAzLyqdBkGOqgGGmn186IShHER9pD9EKqC4dJKNLNxLiDK6TySIVj18ssxdAIC7MoXXh8myZJ9GYIYrJixPhlaT9JA21Ku0IDQi4wu5kw0toLvpQ/s1600/Kashmir-fb4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9LBnapmPLFc5odM2VI8y4hkISIeAzLyqdBkGOqgGGmn186IShHER9pD9EKqC4dJKNLNxLiDK6TySIVj18ssxdAIC7MoXXh8myZJ9GYIYrJixPhlaT9JA21Ku0IDQi4wu5kw0toLvpQ/s1600/Kashmir-fb4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Excited to see it with the curtain fabric which was backordered about 3 times....but arrived this week......whew.  </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">But....back to <a href="http://www.kravet.com/products/furnishings/draperyhardware/" target="_blank">Kravet Hardware</a>.  Here are a few other collections that caught my eye.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxWO-f_4G05Nc_3gfMbb_wQffELCkqT446DwJGZCUjUvXo-LOMNKKrG5De8fAg8aRAwMWYYa_Jgc9rhCOh_KPLWd20QP5QLqajOAehotA2ErQf85pRenwi9kkrq1WIhwZHXA5RaGImmg/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-03-20+at+6.58.37+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxWO-f_4G05Nc_3gfMbb_wQffELCkqT446DwJGZCUjUvXo-LOMNKKrG5De8fAg8aRAwMWYYa_Jgc9rhCOh_KPLWd20QP5QLqajOAehotA2ErQf85pRenwi9kkrq1WIhwZHXA5RaGImmg/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-03-20+at+6.58.37+AM.jpg" width="544" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLUyL1WdaCDhb7YuhrDcBr6j6cN-2UZqQl7zoXD-B9QkDLf3wg94vMk-GPQCIAtZqSBAzXCsoCWT0suM2DF-SV8SVIBKu6TEQVrI72pDXVIdnHpSlq6ArqkADBvM8-83vB4W0jX8LB9Q/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-03-20+at+6.58.47+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLUyL1WdaCDhb7YuhrDcBr6j6cN-2UZqQl7zoXD-B9QkDLf3wg94vMk-GPQCIAtZqSBAzXCsoCWT0suM2DF-SV8SVIBKu6TEQVrI72pDXVIdnHpSlq6ArqkADBvM8-83vB4W0jX8LB9Q/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-03-20+at+6.58.47+AM.jpg" width="542" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">All in stock and very reasonably priced I might add.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Either way you look at it though putting curtains in a whole house is costly.  Especially when you add in the fabric, lining, interlining, labor and hardware.  I try to stay pretty neutral so if you redecorate [<i>duh</i>] you are safe.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">If course I did break my own rule in my DR using my beloved Schumacher Pyne Hollyhock floral.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQHmXdTeZPMlkEWyJ22CK4tRWEvorvbpOudP0MFTk07XOaPrbEbcCfQjvE2YQD14rf88sY50Hg-6N9aljtHjeg952ZbbaxgP4ueoBC3SFyyhWE2dgOux-2kfTdJ1Rj20dxIQ_AU7Iww/s1600/IMG_4836.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQHmXdTeZPMlkEWyJ22CK4tRWEvorvbpOudP0MFTk07XOaPrbEbcCfQjvE2YQD14rf88sY50Hg-6N9aljtHjeg952ZbbaxgP4ueoBC3SFyyhWE2dgOux-2kfTdJ1Rj20dxIQ_AU7Iww/s1600/IMG_4836.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">On the other hand it is exciting to try new things and go crazy with some fun fabrics.  </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">If you're  watching your budget using a scrim [sheer linen] can be a great way to go since you don't need all the lining which adds to the labor cost.  I used this treatment in my LR.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Well it's certainly been a week. Things are progressing along at #projectgetitdone . This time next week I'm sure I will be going ...

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